Simmental

Andrea Rafferty with the Dairy Inter-breed Champion at Omagh Show 2025

Nikita Sweeps the boards at Omagh Show 2025

The Aberdeen Angus Champion at Saintfield Show 2025

Saintfield show results make it a red letter day for winning breeders

Pictured in July 1980 at the Killinchy Show is Anna Erskine on Windy on her way to a clear round. Picture: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage

Local bulls are put through their paces at Armagh testing centre (1983)

Top priced bull at the NI Simmental Club's Dungannon show and sale was Scribby Farms Barney which realised 4,200gns for Messrs Nelson, Rosslea, Co Fermanagh. Picture: Julie Hazelton

17 photographs from the 2012 NI Simmental Club spring show and sale at Dungannon

Ulster dogs had a field day in January 1992 at the United Kingdom Spaniel Championships at Clandeboye outside Bangor. Pictured left is Mr Noel Black of Ballymoney with the winner Tanya Bass Special. Centre is Tim Crothers of Lisburn with his dogs, Birdrowe Miss O’Lene and Cresset Melody. Right is Aidan Patterson of Lurgan who handled the second placed dog, Cresset Cristo. Badgercourt Moss owned by Mr P Colclough was third and Glendivitt Serc owned by Mr Barry Mogg and bred by Mr Victor McDevittt of Saintfield was fourth. Picture: News Letter archives

Bygone Days: MEP joins call for EU to lift import restrictions on Simmental cows...

Mr William Fullerton, Ulster Farmers’ Union president, and his wife Helen, daughter Kay and son William, were among the visitors to the Enniskillen (Fermanagh) Show in August 1982. On the left is Mr Tom Armstrong from Kilskerry. Picture: Farming Life/News Letter archives

Bygone Days: Death of top Ulster bull Sacombe Edgar

Pictured in March 1981 is Mr Robert Gallagher, left, Londonderry, receiving the Simmental carcase championship cheque from Mr John Kelly of Allied Irish Banks. Picture: Farming Life/News Letter archives

Bygone Days: Simmental carcase show is ‘greatest’ ever

A lovely old photograph of Moira McAfee, aged 9, from Aghadowey, Co Londonderry, feeding calves in the Stack Garden in Drumale. Picture taken on July 13th 1926. Picture sent in by Farming Life reader Marcella McAuley

BYGONE DAYS: Co Down producer pays top price for Simmental

Beef cows selling to £1584.20 at Clogher Mart

Springing heifers selling to £1920 at Downpatrick Mart

Enniskillen Mart: Limousin heifer with bull sells for £2300

Dairy cows selling to £2350 at Clogher Mart

Enniskillen Mart: Simmental cow and bull sell for £2040

Draperstown (Lauri O Kane & Son) Mart: Fat ewes selling to £105.50

Beef cows sold to a record price of £1968 at Clogher Mart

Enniskillen Mart: Limousin cow with bull sells for £2360
A tremendous trade reported from all five sale rings at Thursday’s cattle sales.
Darryl Armitage

Fat ewes selling to £106 at Downpatrick Mart

Heifers selling to £1630 at Dungannon Mart

Laheens Berty was the supreme champion, at the first premier show and sale held by the Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Club in October 1987 which was held at Dungannon Farmers' Mart at Granville. The cow was owned by Fred Rea of Glarryford. Mr Rea is pictured receiving the championship award from Stephen Crawford, cattle adviser, John Thompson and Sons Ltd. Picture: Farming Life archives

BYGONE DAYS: Dungannon Mart hosts show and sale of Aberdeen Angus cattle

First prize junior team members Cara Moore, Beragh, and Jonny McCammond, Randalstown, were congratulated by Neil Shand, chief executive, British Simmental Cattle Society.

Molly secures national Simmental judging award

Ellie McLean from Bushmills exhibited the Holstein and supreme overall dairy champion Priestland Shot J Rose, at the 179th Omagh Show

Omagh Show: Hazelton family Simmental bull wins tight battle for supreme title

Dairy cattle sellling to £2,500 at Ballymena Mart

Cows and calves sell to £1,220 at Lisnaskea Mart

Dungannon Mart: Steer prices peak at £1,325

Fat cows sold to a top price of £1,390 at Saintfield Mart

Breeding bulls sell to £2,360 at Clogher Mart

Enniskillen Mart: Heavy cattle selling to up to at £1,380 per head
Another tremendous show of cattle for the second week of may, with a splendid trade in all rings.
By The Newsroom

Calved heifer sells for £1,700 at Kilrea Mart

Fat cows sell to a top price of £1,436 at Saintfield Mart

Breeding bulls selling to £2,260 at Clogher Mart

Swatragh Mart

Swatragh Mart: Fat hoggets sell to £104, fat ewes sell to £142

Suckler outfits sold to £2,045 and £2,030 at Clogher Mart

Cows and calves sell to £1,290 at Lisnaskea Mart

Steers sell to £1,280 for 610kg at Dungannon Mart

Dairy stock sell to £1,910 at Kilrea Mart

Dairy cows and heifers sell to £2,250 at Ballymena Mart

Fat cows sold to a top of £1,275 at Saintfield Mart

Heifers with heifer calves sell to £2,000 at Clogher Mart

Heifers topped at £1,320 for 720kg at Dungannon Mart

Cows and calves sell to £1,480 at Lisnaskea Mart

Suckler outfits sell to £2,450 at Clogher Mart

Weanling calves to 273p/k at Rathfriland Co-Op

Dairy cattle sell to £2,100 at Ballymena Mart

Springing heifers sell to £1,380 at Kilrea Mart

Fat cows sell to £1,078 for 620kg at Saintfield Mart

Dairy cows and heifers sell to £2,040 at Clogher Mart

Lisnaskea Mart: Steers selling to £1,020 for a 620kg Simmental

Heifers topped at £1,190 at Dungannon Mart

Weanling calves sell to £1,215 at Rathfriland Co-Op

Clogher Mart: Beef cows sell to £1,479.20

Charolais sells for £1,596 at Clogher Mart

Steers prices peak at £1,435 at Dungannon Mart

Cow heifers sells to £2,120 at Kilrea Mart

Cows and calves sell to £1,220 at Lisnaskea Mart

Suckler outfits sell to £2,400 at Clogher Mart

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